Vietnam attends 15th ASEAN Navy Chiefs’ Meeting

In his opening speech, First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Spry highly appreciated the efforts of the Vietnam People’s Navy in maintaining activities of ANCM as the host of ANCM-14 amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scene of the meeting (Screen captured)

The Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy hoped hat the ANCM-15 will continue contributing to accelerating ASEAN members’ commitments to regional maritime security and its outcomes will serve as orientations for ASEAN navies to foster their cooperation in the time to come.

At the meeting, participants heard a report updating the regional maritime security situation presented by a representative of the Information Fusion Center (IFC) of the Singapore Navy, the results of the Working Group of the ASEAN Navy Training Experience Exchange Program (ANTEEP) presented by a representative of the Vietnam People’s Navy, and discussed cooperation activities of ASEAN navies in the coming time.

Sharing his views on the topic “Blue economy: We care, we prepare, we prosper,” Rear Admiral Tran Thanh Nghiem said that the ASEAN navies need to enhance solidarity and unity as well as foster cooperation on sea security, contributing to developing sustainable economy. To achieve these goals, the Vietnamese naval chief suggested the navies of ASEAN countries actively coordinate in and contribute to maintaining a peaceful, secure, stable and law-ruled marine environment; create favorable conditions for countries in the region and the international community to focus resources on pandemic prevention and control and economic development; and take advantage of the opportunities brought about by the fourth industrial revolution.

Chief of the Vietnam People’s Navy Rear Admiral Tran Thanh Nghiem attends the event.

Regarding the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, he proposed the navies of ASEAN countries share information and disseminate and replicate good practices and experiences in order to contribute to the efforts to fight the pandemic of each country as well as of the whole region.

The resume of naval cooperation activities after the COVID-19 pandemic is put under control is significant to maintaining a peaceful and stable environment as well as creating favorable conditions for maritime trade and sea-based economy, contributing to the post-pandemic recovery of regional and global countries, he stressed

Translated by Chung Anh